FALL WITH ME
About the show
Imagine feeling faintly aware of your heart beating amongst a hundred other hearts.
Connected to those around you on a cellular level as though you’re all vibrating at the same frequency. Spines tingling; breath undulating; hearts beating in unison.
What does it take to share something as intimate as a heartbeat with a stranger. Does it take vulnerability? Openness? The willingness to see those around us, and to let ourselves be seen.
Perhaps it feels like flying so high that nothing can touch you.
Or an emotion so intense you don’t know how to survive it when it hits you.
Like crying inconsolably. Tears that fall so thick you don’t know how you have any left.
Or like laughing with your whole body. The kind of laugh that makes your cheeks cramp and leaves wrinkles in your skin.
Feelings so strong you can’t find the words.
Much of our current human experience has become distanced from truth. We are fearful of vulnerability and how it might shatter the artifice that shields us. The armour we don to manage this experience and numb ourselves of our own heartbeat.
NICA’s second-year ensemble is directed by Katie Cawthorne, theatrical storyteller with an interest in the nuances of the human psyche and exploring how to convey complex experiences through a language unique to the body. With set design by Rachel 'Stoz' Stone (ON/OFF, NICA, 2023); costume design by Ki Martin (Within These Walls, NICA, 2023); sound design by Jesse Vivante (Metaphysical, National Gallery of Victoria, 2023); lighting design by Kris Chainey (ON/OFF, NICA, 2023); and wardrobe assistance from Melbourne Polytechnic Costume Design students.
Fall With Me searches for a world where we can feel safe to submit to our own heartbeat.
Can we shed our armour and let ourselves be seen?
Experience it from 17 – 21 September 2024.
EVENT INFO
Bookings:
Via Trybooking
Tickets between $15 - $40
Performances:
Tuesday 17 September 7.30pm SOLD OUT
Wednesday 18 September 7.30pm (Opening Night)
Thursday 19 September 7.30pm SOLD OUT
Friday 20 September 7:30pm SOLD OUT
Saturday 21 September 2:00pm SOLD OUT
Saturday 21 September 7:30pm SOLD OUT
Duration:
75 minutes
Location:
The National Institute of Circus Arts
39-59 Green Street, Prahran
Warnings:
The show contains a hair-hanging act, loud music, strobe lighting and smoke haze.
THE AMAZING CAST
Alex Burris
Bethany White
Bridie Callahan
Christina Godwin
Dakoda Barr
Hannah Dickers
Holly Jobson
Immy Turecek
Imogen Drury
Jam Travers
Lachlan MacDonald
Naz Turner
Paige Dorrity
Sammy George
Saskia Gallasch
Shianne Crampton
Talia Sofizade
Taliesha Hall-Huynh
Zephyr Patterson
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NICA RepresentsTHE PRODUCTION
Director
Katie Cawthorne
Assistant Director
Alexander Gullan
Costume Design
Ki Martin
Set Design
Rachel 'Stoz' Stone
Sound Design
Jesse Vivante
Vocals and Lyrics
Luna May
Lighting Design
Kris Chainey
Production Manager
Scott Grayland
Show Rigger
Andrew Dyson & Kyle Raftery
NICA in-house Rigger
Kyle Raftery
Safety Officer
Leo Pentland
Circus Supervisor
Nathan Jones
Stage Manager
Edwina Guinness
Digital Technologies Coordinator
Kaleb Hawkins
Lighting Operator
Kris Chainey
Sound Operator
Lee Stout
Front of House Manager
Maddy Blenkinsop
Bar Manager
Emily Loe
Photography
Cameron Grant, Parenthesy
Video Documentation
Alex Sibbison, Masterworks Media Productions
NICA ED
Head of Circus Studies
Tegan Carmichael (acting)
Senior Educator – Academic
Tegan Carmichael & Valentina La Piana
Performance Studies Coordinator
Katie Cawthorne
Movement Convenor
Linda Sastradipradja
3rd Year Coordinator
Martine Howard
2nd Year Coordinator
Alexander Gullan
Certificate IV Coordinator
Hannah Trott
Alumni, Industry & Engagement Coordinator
Natalie Frijia & Paul Kooperman
Circus Teachers
Emily Hughes, Earl Shatford, Gang (Charlie) Cheng, Helene Embling, Jon Griffingham, Mireille (Mimi) Goyette, Rong Lu, Vasily Ivanov, Brett Franzi, Jian Nie, Felicia O'Brien, Marco Paoletti & Lauren Skopal.
Business Studies
Lauren Eisinger
Circus History
Antonella Casella
Administrator (dance programs)
Jenny Vanderhorst
EXECUTIVE & ADMIN
Director
Simona Jobbagy
Operations Manager (Human Resources)
Emily O’Connor
Operations Manager (Facilities & Resources)
Franx Ann
Operations Manager (Commercial)
Paula McKaskill
Executive Officer
Josephine Byrt
Senior Finance Officer
Faye Stathakis
Senior Administration Coordinator
Anne Young
NICA Represents Agent
Christina Cox
Marketing & Communications Manager
Karen Leskiw
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Halina Powierza
Social Media Videography
Jeff Young
NICA Rec Administration Assistants
Jessie Shook & Meagan Kenny
NICA Administration Assistants
Sebastien Pasche
CROSS-FACULTY
Scenic Artist
TBC
Educator, Melbourne Polytechnic
Amanda Silk
Melbourne Polytechnic Costume students
Tilda Luca
Amelie Gold
Anastasia Velluti
Ella Norton
Isabella Reid
Oscar Graf
Rebecca Turner
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